title: [Treatment of chronic inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy].
abstract: Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a dys-immune neuropathy which differs from Guillain-Barré syndrome by a relapsing or progressive course of at least 2-month duration, and a beneficial response to steroid. In addition to the traditional manifestation with symmetrical deficit affecting the four members, there are many clinical types, which share common electrophysiological abnormalities suggestive of multifocal demyelination. Although short-term efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been demonstrated in randomized-controlled trials, little information was available on the effects of long-term therapy in CIDP. In a recent study, IVIG have been found to be effective and safe over long-term maintenance therapy for CIDP.
authors.affiliation: MCU-PH de Neurologie, Centre de Référence Nantes-Angers pour les maladies neuromusculaires de l'adulte et de l'enfant, Département de Neurologie, CHU Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49933 cedex 9 Angers, France. gunicolas@chu-angers.fr
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nicolas
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020277:Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007155:Immunologic Factors